Free online courses on Coursera, you can go in July
Forming / / December 19, 2019
To the brain is not melted by the heat, keep it in good shape with the help of online courses. We have prepared for you a selection of the most interesting things that will be on Coursera in July.
Start of the course: July 6, 2015
Course duration: 4 weeks
Organizer: University of Pennsylvania
Tongue: English
Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania is launching a series of courses for the training of future business (specialty Business Foundations). One of them is devoted to the basics of corporate finance. As part of it, you will learn concepts such as time value of money, the balance of risks and income, interest rates, the cost of capital, valuation of assets, the various forms of credit, and more more.
Start of the course: July 6, 2015
Course duration: 4 weeks
Organizer: University of Melbourne
Tongue: English
This is another course for entrepreneurs. At this time in the specialty "the basic principles of corporate financial analysis and corporate decision-making
ยป. From it you will learn how different global markets may affect the specific company. Indeed, in the context of globalization of business is increasingly blurred national and territorial boundaries. To succeed fully in this course should be well considered, to be able to use statistics and own Excel.Start of the course: July 6, 2015
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: University of Pennsylvania
Tongue: English
Football scandals recently once again proved that the sport - it's a huge industry. This course introduces you to the economic, legal and management models, in which the sport is being built. What is the return on the team? How to earn on sports broadcasts? How to sell or buy a franchise? Get the answers to these and other questions will be interesting not only for business, but also gambling fans.
Start of the course: July 6, 2015
Course duration: 8 weeks
Organizer: University of Melbourne
Tongue: English
In the period from 1789 to 1799 in France there were major transformation of the social and political developments that affected the entire world order. These events are now referred to as the Great French Revolution. From this course you will learn about the causes and consequences of this event, who was the initiator of the revolutionary movement and the revolution affected the fate of France.
Start of the course: July 6, 2015
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: University of London
Tongue: English
Did you know that in the UK is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in armor? On the Internet a lot of collections with the rules, which seem to us ridiculous and sometimes bizarre. But from the point of view of common law, where the prevailing precedent in such laws there is nothing comical. If you are a lawyer or are just interested in law as a science, be sure to sign up for this course, University of London. After all, there arose casuistry justice.
Start of the course: July 7, 2015
Course duration: 10 weeks
Organizer: University of Washington
Tongue: English
Globalization - a global economic, political and cultural integration. This process has both supporters and ardent opponents. Having mastered this course University of Washington, you can take a position in relation to globalization. Is it good when the world market absorbs national, endangering the sovereignty of the state? Do I have to resist embracing the unification of all and, if so, how?
Start of the course: July 8, 2015
Course duration: 5 weeks
Organizer: The Pennsylvania State University
Tongue: English
GeoDesign - is the development of design, taking into account natural features by integrating geospatial technologies in the design process. If you want to make the world a more beautiful and functional, go through this course. According to its author, Professor Kelly Foster (Kelleann Foster), GeoDesign is a layer between creativity and technology. This is a relatively new design direction (GeoDesign about 40 years), but very promising.
Start of the course: July 20, 2015
Course duration: 4 weeks
Organizer: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tongue: English
Get special "Analysis of data"(Or separately), you can pass an interesting course on how to turn complex information in a clear and understandable. This course will familiarize you with the programs that are necessary for data visualization, and human perception. But most importantly, you get the applied skills of construction of charts, graphs, tables.
Start of the course: July 20, 2015
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: University of New Mexico
Tongue: English
How to evaluate the success of a business idea? How to develop a competitive advantage? How to cope with the crisis? All these questions relate to the strategic entrepreneurial management. The self-titled course will teach you how to properly formulate goals, to think systematically and not to yield to complex tasks. For its successful completion and certification is not required special training - master every one who is friends with the English.
Start of the course: July 20, 2015
Course duration: 8 weeks
Organizer: University of Melbourne
Tongue: English
Bright and beautiful India beckons with warmth and aroma of sandalwood. Some travelers go there for enlightenment, the other - just to forget about problems. But what it is, a modern India? Alas, it is not only spirituality. It is also unemployment, of poverty, social and gender inequality, local conflicts. If you want to know all about the economy, politics and culture of the country, sign up for this exciting eight-week course.
Further courses can be found on the official Coursera Online. Write in the comments, what discipline you have chosen for themselves.